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Career Guidance POINTS OF INFORMATION   Tuesday, 6 May  DIT Student Accommodation  DIT have block reserved off-campus student accommodation (1000 bed spaces) with several providers for September 2008.  Students can now pre-book DIT reserved accommodation from April onwards.  This is a very important advance for students as accommodation is very difficult to obtain in August and September. Students who have applied to DIT through CAO for entry 2008 would be advised to book accommodation with a DIT accommodation provider as soon as possible. The accommodation place will be confirmed on payment of a deposit to the provider and production of the CAO offer notice in August/September.    Students or parents seeking more detailed information about DIT accommodation arrangements should contact the Students Sports, Recreation and Support Services Department by telephone at 01 402 7513/402 3394 or email student.services@dit.ie.  Latest news from CAO  Sixth years will be receiving their Statement of Application Record and Change of Mind forms this week from the CAO. Applicants should not assume that everything on the application form is correct. If there are any errors or omissions, please contact CAO immediately. Changes can be made to course choices from May 1st.  Round One offers will be available on the CAO website on Monday 18th August.  The Reply Date for acceptance will be 5.15p.m. on Tuesday 26th August.  _________________________________________________________________________________ MONDAY, 14 APRIL   OPEN DAYS Fifth years will be attending UCD and UCC Open Days this week. Places still available for UCC. Please see Ms Fallon. Templemore Garda College are holding their Open Day on Wednesday, 16th April.       SPEAKERS Mr Paul Carter from Gorey Community School will speak to fifth year Art students on Tuesday, 15th April. He will give details on the Post Leaving Certificate course in Portfolio Preparation and also information on Portfolio submission brief for entry to Art colleges. Details of entry to NCAD available from Ms Foley. A speaker from UCD Quinn School of Business will speak to Fifth Year Business students on Thursday, 24th April.  SIXTH YEARS Sixth years who intend using the CAO Change of Mind facility, please see me to book an appointment. The Change of Mind facility is available from May 1st until July 1st at no extra cost. Information available in office on Grants and Scholarships. Post Leaving Cert interviews are in full swing. Congrats to sixth years who have already been offered their course choice! It is still possible to apply for a number of courses-Enniscorthy VEC, Wexford VEC etc.  See Ms Fallon as soon as possible for details and application forms.       THIRD YEARS Results of DATS testing will be posted home this week. Parents are invited to make an appointment with Ms Fallon if they wish to discuss results. ________________________________________________________________________ MONDAY, 3 MARCH  UCC Summer Academy 2008 The dates for this year’s summer academy are Monday 23rd to Friday 27th June. The summer academy is aimed at Fifth Year students who have achieved a standard of excellence, a prize or recognition in any area. At the summer academy, students take classes in subject areas that they have indicated an interest in. Please see Ms Fallon if you wish to be considered for a place. Details are also available on the Careers Notice board.  Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) 2008 This year’s WISE event in UCC will be held on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th April. The objective of the programme is to encourage more female students in 4th and 5th years to consider third level study and careers in Engineering as well as in the Mathematical, Physical and Chemical Sciences. Please see Ms Fallon if you would like to be considered for a place. Students must be studying honours Maths and either Chemistry or Physics.   Ms Fallon is meeting with Third Years at the moment re. course/subject choice. Individual appointments available upon request. Ms Fallon will start meeting with First Years next week to discuss subject choice. Any sixth years who wish to submit a PLC Application and who have not already done so, please make an appointment with Ms Fallon as soon as possible. Information on Grants at third level and other financial assistance for sixth years available from Ms Fallon or at www.studentfinance.ie ______________________________________ POINTS OF INFORMATION MONDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2008   DATS Testing       We completed DATS Testing with third years. These tests will help students when making their course/subject selection. Results available in approx three weeks. I am currently meeting with third and fourth year students. STUDY SKILLS  First years completed a day of study skills. The purpose of the seminar was to equip students with study skills applicable to all subjects. The feedback from students has been very positive. SIXTH YEARS PLC Applications have been completed with a number of students. For any sixth year wanting to change her CAO courses, the Change of Mind facility will open online on March 3rd. Grant application forms are available from Ms Fallon. _________________________________________________________________________________ POINTS OF INFORMATION MONDAY, 14 JANUARY 2008  CAO DEADLINE!  The CAO normal application closing date for receipt of applications for courses commencing in autumn 2008 is: 1st February 2008.  Applications may be submitted online at www.cao.ie.  The normal application fee is €45.  Those submitting an application online before 5.15pm on January 20th pay just €35.  16,500 applications have been submitted online to date (January 14th).   Sixth years should not delay submitting an application. Remember, if an application is submitted online now, course choices may be changed (free of charge) until January 31st.  SPEAKERS Wednesday, 16th January –Waterford Institute of Technology Monday 21st January –Enniscorthy VEC OPEN DAY  A group of sixth years will be attending the Central Technical Institute (CTI), Waterford, Open Day on Wednesday, 23rd January. Students interested in applying for PLC courses should meet with Ms Fallon to book a place.  Don’t forget meetings every Thursday at lunchtime for PLC applications! ________________________________________________________ MONDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2007 INFORMATION DAY  Defence Forces-Tuesday, 29th January, 2008-Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin 6 @ 2p.m. The afternoon will include a short presentation on the life of a young Officer and Soldier in the Defence Forces, the many career opportunities, the type of training and the pay scales for members.  This date will coincide with the advertisements in the National Media of the 2008 Cadetship Competitions for the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service. To reserve a place, please see Ms Fallon  6TH YEAR PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING  On Tuesday, 8th January (6 -7.15 p.m.) there will be a talk for the parents of 6th years on the CAO. Information will also be given on Grants, Scholarships and third level Accommodation. Looking forward to a good attendance on the night. REMINDERS-CLOSING DATES!!  ·        Early closing date-online applications-20thJanuary 2008 ·        Closing date-1st February ·        6th year students applying for the CAO colleges have brought home all their information and it is a good idea if they take a bit of time to talk over course choices, PLC courses with parents over the holidays. ·        Remember that doing the Leaving Cert is hard going for everybody so lots of T.L.C. needed during Christmas. Have a happy holiday. ___________________________________________________________ MONDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2007  INFORMATION EVENINGS  BA Sport & Exercise (Rugby)- 14 December ’07- IT Carlow. This course is new this year to the CAO and is run in conjunction with Leinster Rugby and the IRFU. Leaving Cert Students applying to IT Carlow-series of talks-Tuesday, 4 December- IT Carlow-(6-8 p.m.) OPEN DAYS Royal College of Surgeons-Wednesday, 2nd January WIT-Tuesday, 11 December. I am currently collecting fifth year names for this trip. Trinity College-Wednesday, 12 December. I will collect names and money on Thursday of this week. SPEAKERS A representative from IT Carlow (Wexford Campus) will speak to sixth years on Monday, 10 December. ADDITIONAL POINTS I will begin work with sixth years next week on Post Leaving Cert courses. Sixth years please see me if you need additional information. UCAS Applications have been completed. I will start meeting with fifth years in January to discuss careers and course choices. _________________________________________________________________________________ MONDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2007 INFORMATION EVENING IT Carlow are hosting an information evening on Tuesday, 4th Dec (6-8 p.m.) for 2008 applicants for all courses offered in IT Carlow and Wexford campus.  This is an opportunity for students to obtain further information on courses in Business, Management, Humanities, Engineering, Computing and Science. Contact Ms Fallon for more details  NEW COURSE ALERT  Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics (LM023) – University of Limerick Contact Ms Fallon for more details  SPEAKERS  WIT – Friday, 30th November NUI Maynooth- Monday, 3rd December IT Carlow (Wexford campus)-Monday, 10th December OPEN DAYS  UCD –Friday 30th & Saturday 1st DIT – As above NCAD – Thursday, 6th November WIT – Tuesday, 11th December Trinity – Wednesday, 12th December Any sixth years that have not had a careers appointment, please see Ms Fallon immediately.  Also, sixth years, please note that that CAO website is now open for students to register!!  ________________________________________________________________________________  MONDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2007  OPEN DAYS  Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art and Design – 23rd November NUI Maynooth -24th November DIT – 1st December National College of Art and Design -6th December WIT -11th December Trinity -12th December CAREERS EXHIBITIONS  The Waterford Careers Exhibition will be held in the Woodlands Hotel on Wednesday, 28th November SPEAKERS- SIXTH YEARS  UCC –Wednesday, 21st November WIT –Friday, 30th November NUI Maynooth -3rd December INFORMATION EVENING  Agri- Food, Nutrition & Environmental Sciences- 21st November-New Park Hotel, Kilkenny @ 19.30 p.m. Please contact Ms Fallon for further information for any of the above events. ___________________________________________ MONDAY, 5 NOVEMBER 2007  OPEN DAYS Cork Institute of Technology (CIT)- Saturday, 10th November DCU-16th November NUI Maynooth-24th November National College of Ireland- Wednesday, 28th November Froebel, St. Pat’s, Marino, Mater Dei Institute- Saturday, 17th November DIT-1st December Music at UCC-8th November OTHER EVENTS  UCD College of Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences is holding an “Engineering at UCD” Information evening for students and parents on Thursday, 8th November at 7.30 in the Hotel Kilkenny. Presentations will be given by academic staff describing each of the UCD Engineering Degree programmes, entry requirements, a brief introduction to course content and the range of opportunities available to graduates of these courses. Celtic Enterprises Careers Event-St. Peter’s College-Friday, 9th November. Admission by pre-paid ticket only. Contact Ms Fallon for more details. STEPS to Engineering Student Seminar-IT Wexford-8th November. Waterford Careers Exhibition- Woodlands Hotel-Wednesday, 28th November  SPEAKERS  UCD Quinn School of Business-Friday, 9th November St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth-Monday, 12th November National College of Ireland-Wednesday, 14th November St. Vincent’s Hospital (Dr. Moriarty)-15th November _________________________________________________________________________________ MONDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2007  OPEN DAYS  Dublin City University (DCU)-16th & 17th November St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra & Marino College-17th November Mater Dei Institute of Education-17th November NUI Maynooth-23rd & 24th November Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art & Design-23rd November SPEAKERS  Monday, 22nd October- Limerick Institute of Technology Friday, 9th November- UCD Quinn School of Business Monday, 12th November-St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth Wednesday, 14th November-National College of Ireland Thursday, 15th November-St. Vincent’s Hospital-presentations given on seven different medical professions Wednesday, 21st November-UCC Thursday, 22nd November- FAILTE-careers in tourism, hotel industry  OTHER EVENTS  Science information evening-UCD-Thursday, 15th November @ 7 p.m.      (Contact Ms Fallon for more details)  USEFUL WEBSITE  www. qualifax.ie (course search, list of courses, links to colleges) ___________________________________________ MONDAY, 8 OCTOBER 2007  OPEN DAY DCU Open Day-Friday, 16th November & 17th November 2007 NEW COURSES (DCU) BA in Acting (in collaboration with the Gaiety School of Acting) BA in Composition (in collaboration with the Royal Irish Academy of Music) BSc in Physics with Biomedical Sciences NEW DCU INITIATIVES Common first year entry to engineering courses Alternative route for admission to engineering for students who don’t have a HC3 in Maths. NEXT WEEK’S EVENTS!! LIT/UL/Mary Immaculate Open Days-Wednesday, 17th October Thursday, 18th-Griffith College talk SIXTH YEARS Please see Ms Fallon to arrange an appointment if you have not already done so!! ___________________________________________ MONDAY, 1 OCTOBER 2007  CAO Applications must be submitted by 1st February, 2008.  The fee (online or paper) is €45.  Applicants submitting an online application before 5.15 on 2Oth January ’08 will be required to pay just €35.  Please collect your CAO handbook from Ms Fallon if you have not already received one.  REMINDERS! MONDAY 8TH OCT- UCD Quinn School of Business talk-11.20 UCD Science Information evening- Thursday, 15th November @ 7p.m. UCC Information evening- 18th October- Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy St. Vincent’s Hospital talk-8th November (Concert Hall ) -all senior students to attend OPEN DAY REMINDER  I am currently taking names of fifth years who may wish to attend the UL/LIT/Mary I Open Day-17th October. Some fifth and sixth year students have still to purchase a copy of ‘Student Yearbook & Career Directory’. Copies available from me. Ms Fallon, Guidance Counsellor. _________________________________________________________________________________ MONDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2007 SIXTH YEAR TALKS Monday, 1st October-DCU Thursday, 18th October- Griffith College Monday, 22nd October- Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) Thursday, 15th November- St. Vincent’s Hospital OPEN DAYS 16th & 17th October-LIT 17th November-Mater Dei Institute of Education 1st December- Dublin Institute of Technology 23rd November-NUI Maynooth 11th December Waterford Institute of Technology 12th December-Trinity College WORKSHOP 5th October- Music Ireland- careers in the music industry Information on Pulse Recording College (Dublin) given to music department CAREERS FAIR 3rd October-Riverside Park Hotel- Enniscorthy SCIENCE INFORMATION EVENING Thursday, 15th November @ 7:00 p.m. Venue: Global Irish Institute UCD  This information evening is open to secondary students, teachers and parents. Presentations will be given by academic staff describing the various science degree programmes, entry requirements, a brief introduction to course content and the opportunities presented to graduates of these courses.  Current UCD science students will also give an overview of science at UCD. Contact Ms Fallon for further details. _________________________________________________________________________________ POINTS OF INFORMATION FOR SIXTH YEARS Monday, 17 September 2007 There are still a number of fifth and sixth year students who need to purchase a copy of     ‘Student Yearbook & Career Directory’ - available from Ms Fallon in her office. Yvonne McLoughlin from DCU will visit the school on Monday, 1st October. She will give a     general presentation to all sixth year students on courses in DCU and college life. James Reilly from UCD Quinn School of Business will speak to interested sixth years on     Monday 8th October at 11.20 a.m. Mairead from Griffith College will speak to sixth years on Thursday 18th October at 12.05. Limerick Institute of Technology are holding their Open Days on Tuesday 16th & Wednesday     17th October.  As I will not be organising for sixth years to attend, I have arranged for a     speaker from LIT to visit the school on Monday, 22nd October to speak to sixth years. CAO Handbooks have arrived. I will distribute them this week to all sixth year classes. I am currently meeting sixth years for individual career appointments. Please see me to book     appointment if you have not already done so. We are beginning the process of UCAS applications. If you are interested in applying to study     in the UK and have not given me your name, please come see me. As always, I encourage sixth years to keep an eye on the careers noticeboard outside my     office. _________________________________________________________________________________ POINTS OF INFORMATION FOR SIXTH YEARS Monday, 3 September 2007 Higher Options Conference - Thursday, 20th September. This is an opportunity to meet with Admissions Officers from Irish and UK Colleges. I have booked 46 places. Interested students please meet Ms Fallon by Thursday. Total cost - €18 (€8 Admittance, €10 Bus). Trinity College Open Day - Wed 12th Dec All sixth years must purchase a copy of “Student Yearbook and Career Directory”, available from Ms Fallon from next week at a cost of €10.50. UCC - Information evening for parents and senior cycle students - Thursday, 18th October Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy. Music Ireland - RDS - October 5th - Information for students considering a career in Media, Journalism, Music, Entertainment. Please contact Ms Fallon for further details. October 3rd - Riverside, Enniscorthy - AIB Careers Fair. Any students interested in applying to college in the UK, please meet Ms Fallon in her office on Thursday, 6th Sept at breaktime. Any students interested in applying to college in USA, please meet Ms Fallon in her office on Friday, 7th Sept at breaktime. Ms Fallon will be meeting sixth years from Monday 10th. Please meet with her to arrange appointment time.